It's family picture time!

It the time of year that we try to take family pictures to send out with Christmas cards. The last few years we have taken our own pictures...timers on camera's are GREAT!

This year we didn't want to miss the beautiful trees as they are changing colors. So we took our pictures a little earlier than usual.

We went to a park/pond near our house to take our pictures this year. I am VERY happy with them!

This is my favorite picture of the boys!

They came up with the idea of laying on the ground in the leaves!

Bryce...almost 10

These pictures where we all look like we're in black and white is called color accent.

It is a special feature on my camera. They came out okay.

Tristan and his "gansta" look!

Both boys!

Another one of Bryce...He wasn't looking at the camera!

Andy & me...14 years and counting!

Boys...in color!

Our family picture!

Me & my boys!

Andy & the boys!

Bryce's early birthday party

Bryce has 2 friends, from school and his baseball team, that have birthdays this time of the year too. So we got together and did a triple birthday party at our local paintball place...Paintball Land!

The boys invited their friends and some of the parents decided to play too! I did NOT play...I am wishing now that I would've played at least 1 game...just to say I did! Maybe next time!

Anyways...we had 23 adults and kids playing paintball. The 1st two games were kids vs. adults...the adults won both games...imagine that, of course the adults had more paintballs then the kids so that might have helped. Then we split into 2 teams of kids and adults that seemed to be just as much fun! In all the adults played 6 games and let the kids have the 7th game just for themselves! It was a fun day had by all! Bryce is already requested to do again next year!!!

Bryce's wakeboard cake (from the side)

Bryce's wakeboard cake

Tristan was able to paintball...he was SO excited!

Bryce in the field

Andy running to another location

Bryce and some of the other boys looking for their targets!

Andy...ready, aim, fire!

The only brave mom of the 3 boys, Heather!!! YOU GO GIRL!!! (Actually, Kasey would've been out there but she had knee surgery a few months ago...so it was better for her not to play this time!)

Some of the dad's

The kids